Kossuth and His Family.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

After a work byAfter a work by Antoine Claudet English, 1797 - 1867

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 5/8 x 13 1/16in. (44.8 x 33.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionGroup portrait of a family, consisting of a middle-aged man, a woman, two boys, and a girl, probably in the interior of a photographer's studio. The husband has a beard and mustache and wears a black coat or cape and holds a top hat with a feather. His wife is seated and holds her daughter's hand. Her dress is trimmed with lace. She also wears a bow tie and a crocheted snood or cap. The two boys wear tunics or smocks. A patterned carpet is on the floor. Patterned wallpaper is on the wall. An upholstered sofa, probably a photographer's prop, is in the left background. Drapery with tassles is in the right background.

Object number1950.109.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "KOSSUTH AND HIS FAMILY. / FROM DAGUERREOTYPE BY CLAUDET OF LONDON / KOSSUTH UND SEINE FAMILIE. / Von einem Dagueriotype bei Claudet in London. / 469".

On verso, inscribed in pencil, lower right, "Consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 5" "756" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: Louis Kossuth (1802-1894) was the Governor of Hungary who fought for its independence in the nineteenth century. He became the President of Hungary when it finally won its independence from Austria in 1849, but he had to give up his position when the Russians took over Hungary later that year.

Source Note: Lithograph copied after a daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet (1797-1867).

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